Marine Gazetteer Placedetails

MRGID http://marineregions.org/mrgid/10581
Status Proposed standard Proposed standard
Names
Language Name Name source
EnglishBoxing IslandSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
SpanishBoxing, islaSCAR Composite Gazetteer   
PlaceType Island 
Latitude 64° 35' 0" S (-64.5833333°)  
Longitude 61° 41' 0" W (-61.6833333°)  
Source SCAR Composite Gazetteer, available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/
Notes Belgica information (en): Small island lying in Charlotte Bay E of Harris Peak, off the W coast of Graham Land. First charted by the BelgAE under Gerlache, 1897-99. So named by members of the FIDS because they first saw it on Boxing Day 1956. http://geonames.usgs.gov    
Relation 
Part of  Southern Ocean (IHO Sea Area)  [view hierarchy]   
Map
Edit history Last edited on 2006-04-06 14:59:04 by Deckers Pieter
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